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tion of the f1'otne s Shown, and it win be 1I194nifest that any linkin the ohoin 1Ilay be abtaohed to the hook or projeotion So aS to adjuSb the diStanoe bebWeen the f1 ont of the frane ond bhe end of the lever, and thuS re ulafe the hei hb to which bbe frame ma be TaiSed by the n1ovetnenb of the lever. he fronb porbion of the 1ove1 end of the lever haS rookteeth o fornled upon ib, and 2, pavv1, Z), is hinged to the tongne, S() as to engage With theSe teeth, being held in oontoot by aSpring, o.

It vi11 be Seen that Tvhen the lever iS draWn baok the frame Win be raised up With relotion to the pole and Tvhen it iS deSired to lOv eI this fran1e nd Siokle the driver SiI- 1)1yliftS the paw1 Z ih hiS toe, thuS releaSing the lever and aJ110ving it to be I110ved forWord.

AS t lle vhee]S B B tur11 1oosely upon the onter end of the xIe A, it WiH be InanifeSt thob n0 Inotion vill be coInInunioated to the con1,Whee1 Which iS keyed to the axle, un-

1eSS Sonle nleanS iS provided to fix the Whee1S to the ax1e1So. hiSI do by nleans of oIntoheS (Z (Z,anC1theinner endS of the hnbS 3Lre notohed, So oS to be engaged by the outer ends of bhe clutohoS, Which re fornled upon Sleeves that extend into the hnb, aS Shown. The elutcheS Slide npon feathers o1 the axle, nd are Inoved inward 01' ontwrd by 1eans of olntoh-leverS e, Whioh are pivoted to the roor porbion of the fralne and have Suibable proj ectionS by Which they nay be n]oved. These leverS are peferobly held iI1 position by 1)inS,f 011 the franle, So thab When II1ove(1 in one direotion they Wi11 throv the olutches oot of oontaob Wibh the WheeLhobS, t-11nS onoWing the WheelS to rotate f-reely vvibhout driving the caJIn-Wheel Whioh iS desirable When the maohine is Simpy tra eling fron1. plaoe to p1ce. ODe arn of theSe ]everS is node elastio, so aS to ollow the olutcheS to disengoge if the naohine or eibher Whee1 turnS backWrd,

vVhon ib iS deSired to operote the Siokle,the olntoheS arothrown in oontaob vith the wheel, and bhe aXle Wi11 then be oaused to revolve Wibh the v7bee]s, oorrying vvibh it the oan1- Whee1 v, the oT1gro0ve of Whioh oots upon the inner end of bhe leveT 1, and through ib driveS the pibInon Q, the osoiafing leve1 and the donb1ereoiproobing SiokleS.

Iving thoS deScribed my invention, What I claiIn HS neW, and deSire fo seoore by IebferS 1atent, iS l 1. In a mowin -machine havin the tW0 0 1)0Site]yreCipr0oating knife-barS, the vibrat ing lever and actuating oam-Wheel, and the )ibIaI1 conneoting the vibrofing lever Wifh one of the Siokles, in ooInbination With o horizonta1 1ever With aoentral folorum hoving ifS oppoSite endS oonneoted Wih the n per and 1OWeI Siokles, respeotively, obStautiay as herein deSoribed.

2. In o IIovving-n13chino, the Wheel oX]e having the pole and Siokle f1'ameS independ ently journaled u jon it ond adjuStable vvibh 1'elotion fo eaoh other, in oombinatiOn With a oan-Wheel fiXed npon fhe WheeLaxle, o vi brating lever, a )ibInan, tWo reoiprootig knife-baTS, and a horizonbo1 centry-fu.

oI'L11ed lever having its endS conneoted vvith the npper ond 10Wer SickleS, respeobivey, in con1binofion With the universol joint S. oon' neoting the pitnan and tho vibroting lever, vvhereb the Sickle-franle ma be raised or lowered Wibhont interfering vvith the aobion of the joint, SnbStantiany as herein deSoribed.

In ifnesS Whereof I have herennto set n]y hand.

BENTON EMOBE- vVitneSSeS:

GEo STRONG, S. I. NoURSE. 

